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17th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2016 Collections and/or Records:

Warrant from Henry, Baron Percy, General of the Ordnance, to Sir John Heydon, Lieutenant of the Ordnance, for the issue of ordnance to Sir William Pennyman, Governor of Oxford, with Sir William’s receipt

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. c. 882, fols. 2-3
Warrant from Henry, Baron Percy, General of the Ordnance
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates: 14 Jun 1643

Warton Papers

 Collection
Archive of Warton Family, including Thomas and his brother Joseph.
Extents: 18.04 Linear metres (164 physical shelfmarks)
Dates: 1557-1956

Watson Manuscripts

 Collection
Manuscripts of John Watson, chiefly relating to the history of Cheshire and Lancashire, 16th-19th century.
Extents: 1.33 Linear metres (17 boxes)
Dates: 16th-19th century

'The way of Duells before the Kinge'

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Add. C. 42
'The way of Duells before the Kinge'
Extents: 18 Leaves
Dates: Written in the first half of the 17th century

Weld Family Papers

 Collection
The Stanley, Heveningham, Simeon (Simmonds) and Weld families had estates in Staffordshire, Oxfordshire and Derbyshire.
Extents: 21 boxes (3.55 Linear metres)
Dates: 1293-1809

Welsh and Monmouthshire pedigrees

 Collection
Welsh and Monmouthshire pedigrees.
Extents: 0.33 Linear metres (3 boxes)
Dates: written chiefly in the last quarter of the 17th century by David Edwardes

Welsh historical odes, hymns, etc.

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Welsh e. 6
Welsh historical odes, hymns, etc., written in the 17th century.
Extents: 356 pages
Dates: written in the 17th century

Welsh pedigrees, in narrative form, in English

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Add. A. 281
Welsh pedigrees, in narrative form, in English
Extents: 382 Leaves
Dates: written in A.D. 1644-1645

'Welsh poems by various authors...'

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Welsh f. 1
'Welsh poems by various authors...'
Extents: 136 Leaves
Dates: Written by more than one hand in the second half of the 17th century

'Welsh poems by various authors...'

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Welsh e. 3
'Welsh poems by various authors...'
Extents: 61 Leaves
Dates: Written in several hands in the 16th, 17th and 18th century

'Welsh poems by various authors of the 17th century...'

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Welsh e. 2
'Welsh poems by various authors of the 17th century...'
Extents: 310 pages
Dates: Written in the second half of the 17th century

West Hanney Deeds

 Collection
Deeds relating to 18 small properties in West Hanney, Berkshire.
Extents: 85 shelfmarks
Dates: 1670-1826

Whig verse

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Don. e. 23
Whig verse
Extents: 82 Leaves
Dates: 1665-1687

'A widdowe indeed', a discourse on widowhood

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Bodl. 115
'A widdowe indeed', a discourse on widowhood
Extents: 240 Leaves
Dates: Written about A.D. 1620-1630 by W. Page

Wight Music Manuscripts

 Collection
Music manuscripts collected by Rev. Osborne Wight.
Extents: 20.46 Linear metres (186 boxes)
Dates: 16th-18th cent.

Wilkins Papers

 Collection
Miscellaneous collections of David Wilkins (1685-1745).
Extents: 0.77 Linear metres (7 volumes)
Dates: 17th-18th cent.

William Camden, Britannia, newly translated... by Edmund Gibson (London), with annotations to the text, maps and plates by William Stukeley

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MS. Don. b. 33
William Camden, Britannia, newly translated... by Edmund Gibson (London, ), with annotations to the text, maps and plates by William Stukeley
Extents: 529 Leaves
Dates: 1695

William Child's 'Songs for 3, 4 and 5 voices', and a Dialogue

 Single Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Mus. Sch. c. 32-37
William Child's 'Songs for 3, 4 and 5 voices', and a Dialogue, [mid-17th cent.].
Extents: 6 Volumes
Dates: [mid-17th cent.]

Willis Donation

 Collection
Ten manuscripts collected by Browne Willis, 14th-18th century.
Extents: 1.10 Linear metres (10 boxes)
Dates: 14th-18th century

Willis Manuscripts

 Collection
Willis Manuscripts
Extents: 11.88 Linear metres (108 boxes)
Dates: 16th-18th century